TFS Reviews, Competitors and Pricing

it_user719787

DevOps Manager with 5,001-10,000 employees

Aug 20, 2017

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Initial Setup is Easy and All Features are Valuable

What is most valuable?

All TFS features are valuable. We used the full TFS switch.

How has it helped my organization?

Our organization used to use Excel sheets to control the projects. We didn't have any indicator, workflows or rastreability.

What needs improvement?

For our activities, the product is very complete. Automatic tests may need some improvements.

For how long have I used the solution?

Four years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and support?

It's good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

Yes. The company chose a different solution basically because of the higher cost.

How was the initial setup?

No. The initial setup is very simple.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The complete switch is very good. If you have the budget, choose TFS.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Yes. A lot of solutions (Jira, Redmine, SVN, SVS, Git, etc.).

What other advice do I have?

If you don't have any impediments, choose a Microsoft Solution. An MS solution is totally integrated.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

it_user607749Manager, Live Production at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Sep 10, 2017

I agree!

it_user450726

Senior Firmware Architect at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Aug 28, 2016

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RBAC management is too complicated for SCM and IT to manage.

Valuable Features:

Code annotations and code review is the "most valuable" feature of this product platform.

Improvements to My Organization:

RBAC management is too complicated for SCM and IT to manage, Windows Explorer integration of Power Tools is not reliable, Workspace synchronization is not reliable, does not support keyword expansion, does not support offline history and cannot even determine the current workspace version without being connected to TFS server, shelf sets cannot be versioned, shelf sets cannot be merged, and merges do not carry associated work items. These are just the issues with version control.

Room for Improvement:

Throw a dart, you will hit something that needs improvement in TFS.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.